NAIC adopts model law to conform to health care reform, but insurers warn they may be hard-pressed to adopt new spending rules by January 1 deadline.

Given its value, it must be treated with the same sense of security and accountability as money.

Fitch Ratings reveals that the losses could be almost double what insurers previously expected.

Solution intended to foster payor/provider alignment, promote engagement with two-way communication through a provider portal and interactive dashboards.

RIMS survey says rate of premium loss decreased during the last quarter.

With the inexorable move toward the commoditization of IT, CIOs' duties may eventually float off into the cloud.

Against economic woes, insurance companies are facing some tough decisions when it comes to IT staffing and maintenance. In particular, flat premiums and reduced investment income are driving the industry into a competitive state not seen in 20 years, forcing IT organizations to deliver faster, deliver more and reduce or maintain costs, notes a new report issued by New York based research and advisory firm Novarica.

ARC Logics to help insurers evaluate risks and better understand risk exposure.

It’s no secret that agents and brokers continuously rank “ease of doing business” as one of their top priorities when choosing a carrier partner. The subject of a recent survey, 7,800 independent agents and brokers were asked to rank more than 200 property/casualty carriers, and name their top performers.

Preliminary research results from NCCI indicates a 4% drop in claim frequency for 2009.

For the first time ever, theft of information and data has now overtaken physical fraud in businesses, Kroll report finds.

State-of-the-art lab aims to help P&C insurers model for and mitigate against natural disasters.

While the business and IT linkage still is not perfect, it has come a long way.

Partnership extends reach of Duck Creek Technologies across Australia and to New Zealand

Insurer charged with inconsistencies, yet NAIC review found no underpayment of claims.

Moody’s places Zurich under review for a possible upgrade, affirms Travelers; A.M. Best upgrades Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.

While insurers have the technology to do amazing things, they must not let organizational issues hinder them from putting it to good use.

Report says technical wherewithal more important than ever as industry bounces back from financial crisis.

Expense reduction, growth strategies and improving underwriting results are atop commercial carriers’ list of concerns, says Novarica.

Research says the percentage of workers that utilized the premium subsidy contained in the stimulus package was lower than expected.